"It is finished!" Sinners hear it;
'Tis the dying Victor's cry;
"It is finished!" Angels bear it,
Bear the joyful truth on high:
"It is finished!" Tell it through the earth and sky!
"It is finished!" Tell it through the earth and sky!
Justice, from her awful station,
Bars the sinner's peace no more;
Justice views with approbation
What the Savior did and bore;
Grace and mercy now display their boundless store.
Grace and mercy now display their boundless store.
"It is finished!" All is over;
Yes, the cup of wrath is drained;
Such the truth these words discover;
Thus the vict'ry was obtained;
'Tis a vict'ry none but Jesus could have gained.
'Tis a vict'ry none but Jesus could have gained.
Crown the mighty Conqueror, crown him,
Who his people's foes o'ercame!
In the highest heaven enthrone him!
Men and angels sound his fame!
Great his glory! Jesus bears a matchless name.
Great his glory! Jesus bears a matchless name.
-Thomas Kelly, Gadsby Hymnal #982
2 comments:
I used this hymn as background music for this year's Fairmont slideshow...usually I'm completely fed up with whatever I've chosen by the time I finish putting together the show, but this hymn (or rather, Red Mountain Church's version of this hymn, from The Gatsby Project) is becoming one of my favorites. How easy it is for me to forget that It Is Finished! So many little skirmishes to fight, but the battle is won.
that sounded familiar =)
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